Private Law 75–840

That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Hattie Tolbert, of Pensacola, Florida, the sum of $2,500 in full satisfaction of her claim against the United States for the death of her mother, Mary Goode, and her sister, Irma Dean, on March 1, 1921, on account of being struck by United States Navy (N–10) seaplane (A–2458) while piloted negligently low on the shore line

Proviso.

Limitation of attorney’s, etc., fees.

of Pensacola Bay near Muskogee wharf, Pensacola, Florida: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the

Penalty for violation.

contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000.